When you grow up in a city, you often miss its beauty. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, I definitely missed this city’s quirky beauty until I returned from a few years away. But, I’m STILL discovering new fun about this city.
The Coffee Passport Pittsburgh offers an amazingly fun way to visit all corners of Pittsburgh with its passport to 10 different coffee shops around the city.
I discovered the Coffee Passport Pittsburgh through a casual acquaintance who posted about the passport on her Instagram account. If you all have read Teal Paisley Tights, then you know that the main character LOVES Pittsburgh and LOVES coffee. So in honor of her, I bought a coffee passport (and hi, I work from home…it’s nice to put on a bra sometimes).
A friend teased me because I, personally, don’t really like coffee. I like the idea of coffee…but not coffee, not really. But give me all the tea…in fact, I have four used mugs sitting next to me currently…one was for herbal tea, another for black tea, one for a super milky coffee, and the last for a mug of cold almond milk.
well, you know my secrets now.
ANYWAY
Coffee Passport Pittsburgh
The deal is you buy a $20 coffee passport, and you visit all the coffee shops. Each coffee shop has a specific menu for the coffee passport. You can check them out online through the Coffee Passport Pittsburgh website or just show up at the coffee shop.
One of the fun things (that was unexpected) was that a few coffee shops told me to order whatever I wanted off the menu as long as it was a small. Of course, that totally threw me for a loop at first. My inner planner was like, “NO, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.” But then I ordered a chai latte, and I was happy.
Because I don’t love coffee, but I do LOVE chai lattes.
Every coffee shop brings its own vibe. You can’t really see it in this photo, but this Artisan Cafe has a penny floor! YES, pennies!!!
I grabbed a drink for me and for a friend….and then when I was walking back to my car, I found this stunning mural. And despite getting these coffees from Black Forge that is all metal music and stuff, I had to snap a photo!
Um, Espresso a Mano was bustling, and on this summer day, I loved sneaking in for my chai latte and meandering the sidewalks. It was the breeziest of existences.
Caffe d’Amore was SO cute. I loved the space with art for sale, and I deeply desired to purchase one of the necklaces because I’m in need of a good statement piece. But I have some big costs coming up so I stilled my hand.
Oh me oh my…being all artsy fartsy. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a selfie and hide my phone from the picture too.
Okay, if you aren’t sold on the Coffee Passport Pittsburgh yet, you still need to check out a few of these delightful coffee shops located all around the city!
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